Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202086914 - Untrained Employee Tips over Fork Truck but Is Not Hurt

Accident Summary Nr: 202086914 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 10/20/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307235192	10/20/2004	1751	238130	C & S Construction Ltd.

Abstract: On October 24, 2004, Employee #1 was lifting a suspended load with a DLH6 Dynalift Telescopic Handler made by Gehl. He was untrained and was traveling with the boom telescoped out approximately 20 ft and elevated approximately 15 ft of the ground. The load weighed approximately 1500 lbs and had a tag line controlled by one coworker. The fork truck traveled into a rut putting it at an 8-degree angle. The load started to sway and Employee #1 pulled the fork truck over and it tipped over. No employees were hurt in this accident.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, BOOM, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNTRAINED, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307235192					Occupation not reported

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